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Surface Laptop 5 15” vs. Alienware X14 R1: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Surface Laptop 5 15” and Alienware X14 R1 models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Surface Laptop 5 15” Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop 5 15” is better than Alienware X14 R1.

Surface Laptop 5 15” weighed 3.44 pounds, 14% lighter than the 3.96 pounds Alienware X14 R1.

Weight	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Alienware X14 R1
Pound	3.44 lbs.	3.96 lbs.
Kilogram	1.56 kg	1.80 kg

Alienware X14 R1 Pros

Reasons that Alienware X14 R1 is better than Surface Laptop 5 15”.

Intel Core i9-12900H inside Alienware X14 R1 has a 89% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1265U inside Surface Laptop 5 15”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Alienware X14 R1 - Intel Core i9-12900H

12,027

Alienware X14 R1 - Intel Core i7-12700H

11,774

Surface Laptop 5 15” - Intel Core i7-1255U

6,415

Surface Laptop 5 15” - Intel Core i7-1265U

6,336

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 85W TGP vs. integrated

Alienware X14 R1 has more ports and slots count than the Surface Laptop 5 15”. It has seven versus four amount of ports and slots on the Surface Laptop 5 15”.

Ports	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Alienware X14 R1
HDMI	No	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
microSD card slot	No	Yes
Surface Connect	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 4	Yes	Yes x2
USB-A	Yes	Yes
USB-C	No	Yes
Total	4	7

Alienware X14 R1 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Surface Laptop 5 15”. It has six versus three commonly used ports and slots on the Surface Laptop 5 15”.

Ports	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Alienware X14 R1
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
Thunderbolt 4	Yes	Yes
USB-A	Yes	Yes
HDMI	No	Yes
microSD card slot	No	Yes
USB-C	No	Yes

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Surface Laptop 5 15” and Alienware X14 R1.

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Surface Laptop 5 15”

32 GB

Alienware X14 R1

32 GB

Both laptops supports the same 5200MHz LPDDR5 RAM.

Memory type and speed

Surface Laptop 5 15” - LPDDR5

5,200 MHz

Alienware X14 R1 - LPDDR5

5,200 MHz

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

Surface Laptop 5 15” Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 (2022), 15" Touch Screen, Thin & Lightweight, Long Battery Life, Fast Intel i7 Processor for Multi-Tasking, 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage with Windows 11, Platinum By Microsoft $1,299.99 $1,799.99 28% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 (2022), 15" Touch Screen, Thin & Lightweight, Long Battery Life, Fast Intel i7 Processor for Multi-Tasking, 8GB RAM, 512GB Storage with Windows 11, Platinum By Microsoft $1,452.72	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 15" Touchscreen Notebook - 2496 x 1664 - Intel Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB Total RAM - 512 GB SSD - Platinum By Microsoft $1,099.99 $1,597.99 31% OFF	See at Amazon
Alienware X14 Price
	Dell Alienware X14 R2 Gaming Laptop (2023) \| 14" QHD+ \| Core i7-4TB SSD - 32GB RAM \| 10 Cores @ 4.9 GHz - 13th Gen CPU Win 11 Home (Renewed) By Dell $2,534.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware X14 R2 Gaming Laptop (2023) \| 14" 165Hz QHD+ \| Core i7-1TB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM - RTX 4050 \| 10 Cores @ 4.9 GHz - 13th Gen CPU - 6GB GDDR6 Win 11 Home By Dell $1,736.79	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware X14 Gaming Laptop (2022) \| 14" FHD \| Core i7 - 512GB SSD - 16GB RAM - 3050 Ti \| 14 Cores @ 4.7 GHz - 12th Gen CPU Win 11 Home (Renewed) By Dell $1,495.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Alienware X14 R1
Released	2022	2022
Release Date	Introduced: October 12, 2022 Pre-ordered: October 12, 2022 Released: October 25, 2022	Announced on January 4, 2022 (CES 2022) Available starting in Winter 2022.
Pricing	Starting at $1,299.99	Starting at $1,799
Applicable Models	-	Alienware x14 Gaming Laptop Alienware x14 R1 Gaming Laptop Alienware x14 (2022) Gaming Laptop Alienware x14 with 12th Gen Intel-H45 Series processors Alienware x14 with RTX 3000-Series
Generations	2022 Surface Laptop 5 15” 2022 Surface Laptop 5 13.5” 2021 Surface Laptop 4 15” 2021 Surface Laptop 4 13.5” 2019 Surface Laptop 3 15” 2019 Surface Laptop 3 13.5” 2018 Surface Laptop 2 2017 Surface Laptop	2023 Alienware X14 R2 2022 Alienware X14 R1

Exterior	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Alienware X14 R1
Size Comparison	Surface Laptop 5 15”Alienware X14 R1
Dimensions	13.4” x 9.6” x 0.58” (340 mm x 244 mm x 14.7 mm)	12.66 x 10.345 x 0.57 inches (321.5 x 262.77 x 14.5)
Weight	Metal 3.44 lbs (1.56 kg)	3.96 ~ 4.06 lbs. (1.798 ~ 1.841 kg)
Colors	Metal Matte Black Platinum	Lunar light
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard: Full-size backlit keyboard with a soft-touch feel and full 1.3mm travel. Large palm rest with premium Alcantara® material for maximized typing comfort. Trackpad: Larger size 115 mm x 76.66 mm, glass. Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gestures.	Keyboard Alienware X-Series thin keyboard 1-Zone AlienFX lighting Anti-ghosting and N-key rollover technology. 1.5mm key travel. Touchpad Multi-touch gesture Premium Precision glass touchpad with integrated scrolling.

Display	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Alienware X14 R1
Size	13.5 Inches	14 Inches
Info	15” PixelSense™ Display Resolution: 2496 x 1664 Density: 201 PPI Color profile: sRGB and Vivid Individually color-calibrated display Refresh rate: 60Hz Aspect ratio: 3:2 Contrast ratio: 1300:1 Touch: 10-point multi-touch Brightness: 400 nits maximum (typical). 5 nits minimum Dolby Vision IQ™ support Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5	14” FHD 144Hz 1920 x 1080, 16:9, 144Hz, 400-nits, 100% DCI-P3, Dolby Vision, 7ms response time, NVIDIA G-Sync, Advanced Optimus.

Ports	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Alienware X14 R1
Left (3) 1 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), Power Delivery, DisplayPort 1 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Right (1) 1 x Surface Connect Charging, Docking	Image Source: Dell Back (7) 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery, DisplayPort 1.4 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 1 x HDMI v2.1, HDCP 2.3 support with NVIDIA GeForce graphics 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x microSD card slot v5.2, UHS-II 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), Power Delivery, DisplayPort 1.4

Internal Specs	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Alienware X14 R1
Processor	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1255U 10 cores, 12 threads, 1.70 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1265U 10 cores, 12 threads, 1.80 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700H 14 cores, 20 threads, 2.30 → 4.70 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900H 14 cores, 20 threads, 2.50 → 5.00 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1255U Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, → 1250 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1265U Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, → 1250 MHz	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700H Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900H Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1450 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 5200 MHz LPDDR5 RAM	16GB Dual Channel LPDDR5 4800MHz RTX 3050 & 3050 Ti models 16GB 32GB Dual Channel LPDDR5 5200MHz RTX 3060 models Memory Slots Onbaord memory Memory Configurations Speed: 4800 MHz 5200 MHz Memory Type: Dual-channel LPDDR5 Minimum Memory: 16 GB Maximum Memory: 32 GB
Discrete Graphics	-	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 - 4GB GDDR6 Includes 5 phase HyperEfficient graphics voltage regulation TGP: 50W, Dynamic Boost: 15W, Max Power: 65W, Speed: 1177.5 → 1455 MHz. NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti - 4GB GDDR6 Includes 5 phase HyperEfficient graphics voltage regulation TGP: 50W, Dynamic Boost: 15W, Max Power: 65W, Speed: 1140 → 1410 MHz. NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 - 6GB GDDR6 Includes 7 phase HyperEfficient graphics voltage regulation TGP: 60W, Dynamic Boost: 25W, Max Power: 85W, Speed: 817 → 1282 MHz.
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD 1 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen SSD slot.
Fans Number	1	-

Connectivity	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Alienware X14 R1
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.	Rivet Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 2x2 MIMO Triple Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz/6GHz Up to 2974 Mbps WiFi 6E 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax Intel AX211 2x2 MIMO Triple Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz/6GHz Up to 2400 Mbps WiFi 6E 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology	Bluetooth 5.2

Battery	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Alienware X14 R1
Size	47.4 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 45.8 Wh Minimum battery capacity.	80 WHr Lithium-ion battery With Alienware Battery Defender technology.
Battery Life	Up to 17 hours of typical device usage	-
Power Supply	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)	130W USB Type-C small form factor power adapter.

Software

Surface Laptop 5 15”

Alienware X14 R1

Consumer models

Windows 11 Home

Business models

Windows 11 Pro

Windows 11

Home Pro

Built-in Apps

Consumer models

Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft 365 Family 30-day trial
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 30-day trial

Business models

Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft 365 Business Standard, Microsoft 365 Business Premium, or Microsoft 365 Apps 30-day trial

Alienware Command Center

Dashboard navigates all features, including themes, system performance, and overclocking
Five Tailored Power States
full speed performance balanced quiet battery saver
Game Library to manage titles from multiple services
FX supports full RBG values up to 16.8 million colors
Power Management adjusts power plans with a game
Overclocking controls system performance and overclocking profiles
Sound Center dials in the perfect sound by managing sound profiles, audio effects, and Audio Recon

Camera & Audio	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Alienware X14 R1
Camera	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD front-facing video camera	Front-facing camera. Alienware HD (1280x720 resolution) camera. Windows Hello IR support.
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®	Speakers: Stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos Microphone: Dual-array microphones

Misc	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Alienware X14 R1
Inking	Designed for Surface Pen Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision	-
Sensors	Ambient light sensor	Windows Hello IR Camera
Security	TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise-grade security and BitLocker support Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Windows 11 Secured-core PC	Windows Hello IR camera for Facial Biometrics
In the box	Surface Laptop 5 15” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	-
Warranty	1-year limited hardware warranty	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis

Key Features	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Alienware X14 R1
At Glance	Released in Late 2022 3:2 2.5K 13.5” 1664p 60Hz Weight 3.44 lb 1.56 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1265U 10C/12T, 1.80 → 4.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,336 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,336 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, → 1250 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 5200 MHz LPDDR5 Starting at $1,299.99 i7, 8GB, 256GB	Released in Early 2022 16:9 FHD 14” 1080p 144Hz Weight 3.96 lb 1.80 kg Up to Intel Core i9-12900H 14C/20T, 2.50 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,758 Single Core Geekbench 5 12,027 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1450 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 5200 MHz LPDDR5 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 85W TGP